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Praise for pilot who landed safely after Cape cobra slithers onto him in midair

SHONISANI TSHIKALANGE The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has heaped praises on pilot Rudolf Erasmus who successfully made an emergency landing after a Cape cobra slithered onto him in midair on Monday. “SACAA would like to…

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The stuffed toy snake which OR Tambo International Airport security refused to allow on board on Saturday morning.Image: Twitter/@Nicole_Fritz

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13 NOV 2018

OR Tambo airport defends barring boy’s toy snake from flight

Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport has defended stopping a five-year-old boy from boarding a flight with a stuffed toy snake as his hand luggage. Airport spokesperson Leigh Gunkel-Keuler said security personnel did what they…

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